Industry stakeholders will gather in Aberdeen next month to explore the UK’s multi-billion-pound wave and tidal energy potential. The Marine Energy 2025 event, organized by Global Underwater Hub (GUH) in partnership with the UK Marine Energy Council (MEC), will take place at GUH’s office in Westhill
Norwegian company Sunlit Sea has added new functionality to its online floating solar project planner, enabling users to generate layout suggestions within a defined area. The tool provides an overview of the number of floats required to reach a specific project capacity. The company described the p
A new case study from Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean highlights the role of wave energy in achieving the lowest-cost 24/7 clean energy in northern Scotland. According to CorPower Ocean, wave energy consistently reduces system costs, installed capacity, and storage requirements across s
A project at Zigljen Port on Croatia’s island of Pag is advancing the use of wave energy for green hydrogen production under the North Adriatic Clean Hydrogen Investment Platform (NACHIP). The “Innovative Green Hydrogen Production from Wave Energy in Zigljen Port (Novalja)” project, led by Leonitus,
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has allocated $10.7 million in federal funding for two projects aimed at advancing tidal energy monitoring in the Bay of Fundy. The funding, delivered through the Energy Innovation Program, will support the Ocean Sensors Innovation Platform (OSIP) led by the Fundy Oc
California’s State Lands Commission (SLC) has approved Canadian firm Oneka Technologies’ lease application for its wave-powered desalination pilot project with the City of Fort Bragg. “Major milestone for our Wave-Powered Desal Pilot Project with the City of Fort Bragg in California: the State Lands
Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has completed a geophysical survey offshore Aguçadoura, northern Portugal, which supports the demonstration of its C5 wave energy technology and prepares the groundwork for the planned 10 MW project. The Portuguese Directorate-General for Natural Resource
Neowave Energy, a Colombia-based startup, is moving forward with the development of its wave energy converter (WEC). The company has designed, manufactured, installed, and analyzed a small-scale version of its device in the Universidad Nacional de Colombia wave flume. According to Neowave, the tests
French floating solar company Ciel & Terre has completed the 11 MWp Saint-Elix floating solar project in France for SOLVEO Energies. Ciel & Terre’s Europe team designed, supplied, and built the floating platform, which hosts 17,570 photovoltaic (PV) modules. “Quarry ponds are a successful applicatio
Houston-based clean energy company, Diligence Offshore Services, has entered into a partnership with U.S.-based floating solar manufacturer AccuSolar to develop the Pleasure Island Power Collective in Texas. The project, located across 2,275 acres on Pleasure Island and Sabine Lake near Port Arthur,
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has teamed up with BladeRanger, a company specializing in automated drone-based cleaning and diagnostics, to introduce drone-powered maintenance for its wave energy technology. The collaboration was demonstrated at Eco Wave Power’s grid-connected site at the Jaff
The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective (Weco) has completed the first full assembly of its Kaizen 2.0 wave energy device and carried out dry tests of the power take-off unit and control system at Holland Shipyards Group. “Last week we successfully performed our first full assembly of the new Kaizen
UK-based Global OTEC has been selected to take part in a new research project under the DeepStar program, an international consortium focused on offshore technology innovation. According to Global OTEC, the project will examine the potential of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) to supply basel
The European Commission has launched a Horizon Europe pre-commercial procurement (PCP) call aimed at reducing risks in wave energy technology development. The call runs from 16 September 2025 until 17 February 2026 and allocates €20 million to advance wave energy converters to higher technology read
